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stellarator

Syllabification: (stel·lar·a·tor)
Pronunciation: /ˈsteləˌrātər/

Definition of stellarator

noun

Physics
  • a toroidal apparatus for producing controlled fusion reactions in hot plasma, where all the controlling magnetic fields inside it are produced by external windings.

Origin:

1950s: from stellar (with reference to the fusion processes in stars), on the pattern of generator

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